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Man taking drugs from Native American (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pawn

'man' is the definition.
(pawn is a kind of man)

'drugs from native american' is the wordplay.
'drugs' becomes 'ee' (I've seen this in other clues).
'from' is a deletion indicator.
'native american' becomes 'pawnee' (Pawnee is an example).
'pawnee' with 'ee' taken away is 'PAWN'.

'taking' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for pawn that I've seen before include "Chessman often sacrificed" , "Minor chessman" , "Stooge; hock" , "To pop, hock" , "instrument" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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